Questions tagged [swing]
Swing refers to a particular lilting rhythmic style that is based on a triplet subdivision of the beat.
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How to write a Swing Rhythm using tabs?
I'm tabbing out a song on bass, which consists partly of a swing rhythm. I'm wondering how to properly convey a swing rhythm (or more generally, triplets) using tabs.
Here is the part as I've written ...
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Can I write my own book of transcriptions? [closed]
I want to write my own book of transcriptions of jazz solos from the 30s.
Are those copyrighted?
Am I allowed to do this?
Are works from the 30s public domain?
What is public domain?
Can a solo/...
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How to identify the swing style from the staff?
I'm learning "Blues No. 1" from "The joy of Boogie and Blues".
I found that all the demo in Youtube are played in swing rhythm (Boogie rhythm, shuffle rhythm ...), but it's obviously not shown in the ...
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Spud Murphy tune calls for “Red Mute” on trumpet and trombone parts
In my 25 years of playing, I've never heard of a "red mute". Any ideas? My bandleader said it meant a cup, but later in the song, it had us use plungers while still muted (the notation was pretty ...
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How does 6/8 meter in jazz compare to eight-note swing in duple meter?
The usual example of eighth-note swing in jazz...
...skipping rhythm in 6/8...
...is there any difference in how these are executed rhythmically?
...is the eight-note in swing a little bit ...
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How to describe occasional non-swing eighth notes using swing notation?
Suppose I have a melody using triplets, which has a swing feel:
To simplify the notation, I want to use eighth notes, and mark "Swing feel" somewhere on the sheet:
This is all good, but what if I ...
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What's the best technique to sight read fast big band scores?
I've recently joined a big band. I play second alto saxophone. I do well enough when playing the slower pieces. But I struggle to read the quicker swing pieces. What's the best technique to play ...
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How to play eighths (quavers) interspersed only with quarter notes (crotchets) in swing time
I am currently learning saxophone, and I've recently been introduced to jazz compositions (after playing classical music for a few months). The second measure here has had me puzzled for a few weeks ...
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Music sheet says “in time, swing feeling”, how many bpm is that?
I'm learning one jazz piece for piano. On the introduction part music sheet says "Slowly and freely, straight 8ths", once intro is done and main part begins, it says "In time, swing feeling".
I'm ...
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What is forward momentum?
I've heard the words "forward momentum" in different context referred to music but I couldn't find any definition for it (and it might very well be that it is used with different meaning in different ...
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Common reasons for poor drummer swing feel?
I'm a jazz pianist who frequently plays with a drummer who can't swing. The thing is, I just can't figure out why. He seems to be going through the correct motions. Even when I ask him to play simply, ...
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Should you play open strings in first position?
I'm working through Alfred's Jazz Guitar Sight Reading Book. It is asking me to play swing riffs in First Position F Major. Should I hit open notes since many notes in standard tuning are in the F ...
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Teaching others how to swing
In a couple of jams I've been in recently there are players who play swing and jazz music but who play it as straight-eighths. Worse, they try to correct the other players who are swinging the beat ...
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Swing feel - are triplets and 8th note notations rhythmically the same?
I'm going through some exercises in a blues piano book[*]. I've noticed that some rhythms are written with triplets (with an 8th note (quaver) rest in the middle), and others are written using 8th ...
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Swinging eighths on the piano
When I play jazz on the saxophone, I use a technique I was taught called "Jazz Articulation" (I'm sure that's not its only name) which is basically an articulation where you slur every other note with ...
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How do I make a song swing?
I've been trying to play some swing bass lines, and while technically I can play the swing feel (the 16th notes with some triplets), it doesn't sound like it's swinging.
It sounds kinda boring and ...
